First, I have to say - wow. If you've been following for that long, I appreciate it. (I can write a story, but I can't find good enough words to say that, other than "I appreciate it a LOT" LOL.) Your ficlet I read earlier wasn't so bad itself - you should post it around, and write more.
As for inspiration - there's no one thing. I read other stories and sometimes they do it; sometimes fandom discussion gives me an idea. If I had to point to any one thing and say "I get more ideas from this than any other source," I'd have to be cheesy and say ... well, songs.
/iz sheepish
Seriously, pop music, rock, some 80s and 90s artists - you name it. If I like a song enough, I can listen to it a few times and get ideas out of it. (I wrote something recently about Will and Calypso negotiating, underwater, about his role as captain of the Flying Dutchman. My source for that was Madonna, "4 Minutes." I kid you not. LOL) But I don't do songfic. I'm kind of weird. :-)
I also like filling in missing scenes or doing after-movie stories about what might have happened or what will happen next. So I get a lot of ideas from watching the movies or seeing screencaps.
So how did you get the idea for your latest story you posted in your LJ?
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Date: 2008-08-17 11:37 pm (UTC)As for inspiration - there's no one thing. I read other stories and sometimes they do it; sometimes fandom discussion gives me an idea. If I had to point to any one thing and say "I get more ideas from this than any other source," I'd have to be cheesy and say ... well, songs.
/iz sheepish
Seriously, pop music, rock, some 80s and 90s artists - you name it. If I like a song enough, I can listen to it a few times and get ideas out of it. (I wrote something recently about Will and Calypso negotiating, underwater, about his role as captain of the Flying Dutchman. My source for that was Madonna, "4 Minutes." I kid you not. LOL) But I don't do songfic. I'm kind of weird. :-)
I also like filling in missing scenes or doing after-movie stories about what might have happened or what will happen next. So I get a lot of ideas from watching the movies or seeing screencaps.
So how did you get the idea for your latest story you posted in your LJ?